Southwest
Southwest is the southwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located south of the National Mall and west of South Capitol Street.
- Type: Quarter
- Description: southwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “S.W.”, “Southwest DC”, “Southwest Quadrant”, “Southwest Washington”, “Southwest Washington, D.C.”, “Southwest Washington, DC”, “Southwest, Washington, D.C.”, “SW”, “SW DC”, “SW Washington”, “Tây Nam Hoa Thịnh Đốn”, “Tây Nam Washington”, “The Island”, “サウスウェスト”, and “ワシントンD.C.南西地区”
Places of Interest
Highlights: East Potomac Park and Thomas Jefferson Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waterfront and National Landing.
Southwest
- Categories: quadrant of Washington, D.C., neighborhood, and locality
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.86824° or 38° 52′ 6″ north
Longitude
-77.02545° or 77° 1′ 32″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Open location code
87C4VX9F+7R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Southwest” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Southwest”
- Chinese: “西南区”
- Chinese: “西南區”
- Esperanto: “Sudokcidenta Kvarono”
- French: “Southwest”
- German: “Southwest (Washington, D.C.)”
- German: “Southwest”
- Hebrew: “סאות’ווסט”
- Japanese: “南西地区 (ワシントンD.C.)”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Southwest”
- Portuguese: “Sudoeste de Washington, D.C.”
- Portuguese: “Sudoeste de Washington”
- Slovenian: “Southwest”
- Urdu: “ساؤتھ ویسٹ”
- Vietnamese: “Tây Nam”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: The Wharf and Southwest Waterfront.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: East Potomac Blue Course and East Potomac Park Golf Course.
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